Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-05

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Gently Organized IN sEia city n a thfme
q bread and compFshensixe purposes
u las sdopte2 Q ooussikuti0n and bT-
laws. which are n0w beinQ prSnted. Tn
DER these the Territory il divided ints
If~e1fy-two agricultural and hurtiesf-
taEai districts. In each Of these disfEists
aasoeiafaons will be organized In many
Instances have already bees Ogxanfxad-
for shs prosscution of work according 20
the general intent OF the association.
Tbs h0me or central association will b
IN Tacoma Hers . Territorial meeting
ex convention will be hsld On the 18th
Of June, which viii be attended hy TIE
Ohsirmen OF shs Exeoufiva Committees
and as many Of the @emhers Of the dis
trset associations aa may cons. Each
DISCREET association hes appointed q
committee 10
oATExD EEuTzs
l Oh interest 10 the aaascia&ion ana sheee
/ viii be bEoaRht hers that an exposifion
Of the fruits Of the Territory NAV Be-
/ had ct the time Of che convention.
These fruit committees will be on per-
manens duty 20 that the TERRITORY will
be ready at any time 10 make 40 con.
ulete exhieit on short notIee for exhihi
ton ct times and places whsRa such il
deeme1 advisable. The Prssidans Of
the association is Henry Bueey. Of this
city, Who 10 thoroughly acquainted With
an6 enthusiastic in the cultivation Of
fruit The Viee President - Ezra
MeekeF, WHO Ia taking the active inter-
ess In the matter characteristics Of him.
L h asserted BY M. Bucsy that In ten
years this can be made great fruit
growing Stata. BE holds that Il IL not
necessary to clear the wooded land for
this 90 for agricultural purposes: that
the land needs only b be slashed and
the fruit trees planted, and BY the time
the latter are in bearing shape the
stumps would be dsoayed and easily re.
moved. The association u awakening
lively interest 10 their purposes
DowH From TEE SUMMIT.
James Bliss, the man Who led the
peFty 10 the rescue Of McAllisteF, snow
bound fer ten days In Stampede Pass,
en- the summit Of the Cascade noun
tains, when the trail was very thin that
way, passed through the city yesterday
for Oregon. BE has been connected
With the JamiseH surveying party, which
runs the line In the big tunnel, and su-
peFintended the work on the east noun
tain grads Of the Cascade division. he
states that the rails sre laid on all the
east side OF fhs mountain, past Tunnel
City and the tunnel and for mile and
q halt OF the switchhack. He says this
part Of the road 10 kept clear, BAT that
the snow 10 twelve feet deep on the sum-
NIT. There is breach between the ends
Of the track OF something like five and
q half miles. and be states that she en-
gineers now FIX the 18th Of MAY az the
date when they will come together. He
says thas an engine slipped from the
track on the tFeatle over Big Toe cresk
on the switchback few days ago and
plunRed down int she canyon, where il
buried itself 10 twenty-five feet Of snow.
Nobody was hurt and the engine has
been left for the time being. bat is 10
thought to be badly wrecked.
COMPARATIVE STREET RAILWAY MERITS.
The FssuIt OF the investigation isto
the matter OF street railway motors, as
presented 10 the City COUNSEL on Sstar-
day BY Allen O. Mason, and which was
merely referred 10 in Sundays PosT-
INTRLLIGKRcKR, 10 perhaps Of Sufficient
interest TO give In detail. The four
motors discussed we're the horse, the
cable, the electric and the noiseI6as
steam. The horse vas judged to be
too utterly slow In his attempts TO over
come the bills between here and Old
Town, and that people would be lsth TO
waste time that way. The cable motor
would cost, at the very cheapest, $4,000
per mile TO put ia the plant, aud would |
be comparatively ooatly in operation.
The single track line in Los Angeles
was quoted as having oosi $1,000 per |
mile. This vas all deemed much too
expensive for investors for the pres
emit. The electric motor was shauQht
10 be too experimental. The greatest |
grade Il had been made to overcome, 90
far az could be heard from, vas per
cent. Here IL weuid have IA per cent. /
in many places, and sometimes even
heavier. So this would not do. The
noiaRless steam motor had least of all
Of these objections, and IL allowed 10
use them the projectors could, he said, /
extend the read TO points beyond the
city limits and 10 the free parks. The
motor 10 represented as having the ap-
pearanoe OF q car With smoking room
attachment for men. Mr.. Mason prom
ised, on behalf of the company, that the
road would be eQippad with steel rails
and everything Of the first order. The
matter will probably be decided ct the
next meeting OF the Council.
A RAILWAY MAN N SEATTLE.
O. II. Prior With his son was in the
oity yesterday and left last night for
Seattle where be will take the steamer
Aneon fer Alaska, and thence, home 10
Minneapolis. Mr.. Prior has Just resiRa-
ed the position Of Assistant General
Manager Of the Chicago, Milwau.
kee a Sc. Paul Railroad. He
went into the service OF that
company with pick and shovel thirty-
three years ago, when ID had but g.
miles Of road. 3. s. Merrill. Who began
In the same service ct the same time,
left the Office of General Manager vacant
bv bis death since Mr.. Prior resigned,
faur months ago. d. C. Stamm. OF this
city, who vas attorney Of the came road,
met and revived their acquaintance dur.
ing Mr.. PFioF's visit here.
NEWS HoTKs.
The purchase OF the County Court
House by the city aud the erection Of q
new county building is being strongly
agitated.
The Opera House, yesterday. passed
from the ownership OF F. @. ODDS and be-
came the property of Mr.. Harmon, the
consideration being $751; in coin. Mr..
Harmon will probably leave the build
ing standing a. 10 10 for ssms time, or
until q new opera house is bailt. when
be will erect building suitable for his
badness.
25Sc- 5000 yards OF lawns. assorted
lot. from Hew York suction. 2SS{e. cash.